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To one of the thousand or so people attending Mayor Mike Moncrief's final State of the City Address, it might have seemed an unusual sight; the Mayor and his wife Rosie petting dogs in cages stacked up outside of the convention center ballroom where the mayor was about to speak.
Facing a $15 billion budget shortfall in their own state, Texas senators approved a resolution Wednesday urging Congress to propose a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget.
After serving just one term, Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert is expected to announce his resignation on Wednesday.
One state lawmaker is taking a look at how the North Texas Tollway Authority (NTTA) operates. State Representative Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, has filed a bill to bring the NTTA under Sunset Review.
New rules were unveiled at the Dallas County Commissioners Court meeting Tuesday, prompted by county judge Clay Jenkins' attempts to avoid a repeat of last week's shouting match between residents and Commissioner John Wiley Price.
Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief will deliver his eighth state of the city address Wednesday. He calls it his final city report card before he retires later this year.
Hundreds of people from North Texas and across the state marched on the State Capitol in Austin Tuesday in opposition to tougher proposed state immigration laws.
A Republican lawmaker says she plans to file legislation seeking federal permission for Texas to bypass some Medicaid requirements.
Some payday lenders say they will leave the state if new regulations are passed. There are several proposed Senate bills that would put limits on interest rates and fees charged by the lenders.
The Dallas County Commissioners have approved a decorum policy change for themselves. The vote was spurred after last week's meeting ended with a heated exchange between Commissioner John Wiley Price and a group of citizen's.
Texas budget troubles include no money for new textbooks.
A video of President Kennedy's trip to Texas taken just a day before he was assassinated is being added to the permanent collection at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas.
To anyone passing by, General Worth Square is just a small green space nestled between the Hilton Hotel and the Fort Worth Convention Center.
About 250 people from North Texas will travel to Austin Tuesday on buses, trying to rally against dozens of legislative bills they view as "inhumane."
The North Texas birthplace of Dwight D. Eisenhower honored his memory with a monument being dedicated on President's Day.
